BIPEC Recommendatons: "Best for Job Creaton" candidates The following list of candidates on the Nov.

8, 2011 General Electon ballot represent those recommended by the BIPEC Board of Directors as the Best Candidate(s) for Job Creaton Questonnaires, personal interviews, extensive input from the many trade and professional organizaton supporters, and informaton provided by members of BIPEC from throughout the state factored into these recommendatons. Compettve races are highlighted below with the names of the recommended candidates (please note that two races have candidates where both receive recommendatons). Unopposed candidates are not included nor are candidates in races where a BIPEC recommendaton was not made as always, refer to the BIPEC Legislator Jobs Report Card for the business issues performance of incumbent legislators. In making these recommendatons, it is the objectve of BIPEC to highlight these candidates and encourage the involvement of Mississippis business and medical employers. Engaging these candidates as they seek electon will yield legislators who understand employer issues, value the people who take risks to create jobs, support private sector job creaton, will work for sustained economic development for all of Mississippi, and embrace government accountability and transparency.
2011 House Candidates dist 1 2 3 4 6 10 12 13 19 20 21 23 24 25 28 35 40 43 45 56 64 73 79 83 84 86 88 89 91 92 93 100 102 104 105 106 111 115 116 120 121 122 candidate Lester Carpenter - R (I) A.L. (Chip) Wood, III- R Tracy Arnold - R Jody Steverson D & James Benefeld - R Eugene Forrest Hamilton - R (I) Nolan Metetal - R Brad Mayo - R Steve Massengill - R Randy Boyd - R Chris Brown - R Deborah Tierce - R Jim Becket - R (I) Sidney Bondurant - R (I) W. E. "Gene" Alday R Tommy Taylor R Joey Hood R Pat Nelson - R Russ Nowell - R (I) Jay W. Mathis - R Philip Gunn - R (I) Bill Denny - R (I) Jim Ellington - R (I) Ron Swindall - R Greg Snowden - R (I) William Shirley, Jr. - R Mark Purvis - R Gary Staples - R Bobby Shows - R (I) Cindy Bryan - R Becky Currie - R (I) Timmy Ladner - R Ken Morgan - R (I) Toby Barker - R (I) Larry Byrd - R (I) Dennis DeBar, Jr. - R Herb Frierson - R (I) Charles Busby - R Patrick Williams - R Casey Eure - R (I) Richard Bennet - R (I) Carolyn Crawford - R Dorothy Wilcox - R 2011 Senate Candidates dist 2 3 4 5 6 8 14 18 22 25 29 31 37 39 43 44 46 48 49 50 candidate Michael Cobb R Nickey Browning - D (I) Rita Parks R Jerry Don Keith - R Nancy Collins - R (I) Patsy Gregory R Lydia Chassaniol - R (I) Giles Ward - R (I) Eugene S. Buck Clarke - R (I) William Longwitz R David Blount - D (I) Terry Burton - R (I) Melanie Sojourner R Sally Doty - R James V. Walley D & Philip Gandy R John A. Polk R Philip Moran - R Ashley Skellie R Sean Tindell R Thomas Gollot - R (I)